Synopses & Reviews
Written primarily for high school seniors and college freshmen, this book emphasizes the simple logic underlying correct grammar and clear expression. The author covers all parts of speech and correct sentence structure. Known for many years as Barron's Easy Way Series, the new editions of these popular self-teaching titles are now Barron's E-Z Series. Brand-new cover designs reflect all new page layouts, which feature extensive two-color treatment, a fresh, modern typeface, and more graphic material than ever-- charts, graphs, diagrams, instructive line illustrations, and where appropriate, amusing cartoons. Meanwhile, the quality of the books' contents remains at least as high as ever. Barron's E-Z books are self-help manuals focused to improve students' grades in a wide variety of academic and practical subjects. For most subjects, the level of difficulty ranges between high school and college-101 standards. Although primarily designed as self-teaching manuals, these books are also preferred by many teachers as classroom supplements--and for some courses, as main textbooks. E-Z books review their subjects in detail, and feature both short quizzes and longer tests with answers to help students gauge their learning progress. Subject heads and key phrases are set in a second color as an easy reference aid.
Synopsis
(back cover )
Grammar makes sense when you approach it the E-Z way! Open this book for a clear, concise, step-by-step review of:
Nouns Verbs Verb Tenses and Moods Adjectives and Adverbs Agreement in Number Definite and Indefinite Articles Prepositions Conjunctions . . . and more
Measure your progress as you learn English grammar:
Understand how correct grammar follows simple rules of logic Take each chapter's quizzes and check your answers And discover that learning grammar can be E-Z!
Table of Contents
Preface - Chapter 1 The Sentence
- Chapter 2 Parts of Speech
- Chapter 3 Phrases
- Chapter 4 Clauses
- Chapter 5 The Verb
- Chapter 6 Review of Chapters 1-5
- Chapter 7 Types of Sentences
- Chapter 8 Coordination and Subordination
- Chapter 9 Reference of Pronouns
- Chapter 10 Agreement: Subject-Verb, Pronoun-Antecedent
- Chapter 11 Parallel Structure
- Chapter 12 Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers
- Chapter 13 Sentence Variety
- Chapter 14 Cumulative Review Test of Chapters 2-13
- Chapter 15 Manual of Usage
- Chapter 16 Writing the Paragraph
- Chapter 17 Developing One's Style
- Chapter 18 Standardized Tests
- Chapter 19 A Handbook of Mechanics--Punctuation and Capitalization
- Chapter 20 A Word or Two About Spelling
- Chapter 21 "The Final" or "The Beginning"
Appendix 1 Answers
Appendix 2 A List of Prepositions
Appendix 3 A Partial List of Irregular Verbs
Appendix 4 Bits and Pieces
Index